{
  "page": "https://instabids.ai/us/il/cook/chicago/building-permits",
  "title": "Chicago, IL Permit Search: Look Up, Apply, Rules",
  "skill": "permits@3.4.2",
  "updated": "2026-10-30",
  "rows": [
    {
      "label": "Time to pay for a permit once the city says it is ready for payment",
      "value": "Within 120 days of that notification; the permit becomes active once payment is received.",
      "source": "City of Chicago :: Current Operations: Frequently Asked Questions, City of Chicago, read 2026-10-30",
      "url": "https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bldgs/provdrs/permits/alerts/2026/september/DOB-operations-FAQ.html",
      "read": "2026-10-30",
      "fact_ids": "time-pay"
    },
    {
      "label": "Time to begin work after payment",
      "value": "180 days for a plan-based building permit; 365 days for an Express Permit Program permit.",
      "source": "City of Chicago :: Current Operations: Frequently Asked Questions, City of Chicago, read 2026-10-30",
      "url": "https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/bldgs/provdrs/permits/alerts/2026/september/DOB-operations-FAQ.html",
      "read": "2026-10-30",
      "fact_ids": "time-begin"
    },
    {
      "label": "Time to pass a first inspection before the permit expires",
      "value": "540 days (approximately 18 months) from the date you may begin work.",
      "source": "Does my building permit expire?, City of Chicago, read 2026-10-30",
      "url": "https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/guide-to-building-permits/home/help/faq/DOB/permit-expire.html",
      "read": "2026-10-30",
      "fact_ids": "time-first-insp"
    },
    {
      "label": "New housing units authorized in 2025, City of Chicago (Census place file)",
      "value": "3,916 units, 371 of them in one-unit buildings and 2,899 in buildings with 5 or more units",
      "source": "Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual county file 2025, City of Chicago (Census Bureau place file) (county grain), read 2026-10-30",
      "url": "https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt",
      "read": "2026-10-30",
      "fact_ids": "bps-total bps-1-unit bps-5-plus"
    }
  ]
}